BYOD – Bring Your Own Device
BYOD or Bring Your Own Device is the practice of letting Employees bring their own mobile phones and tablets into the office and connecting to company resources like Wifi and Email services. Connecting phones and tablets to the company network can raise some security questions and concerns, here’s what the stats say about how businesses are handling these decisions. If you’re not sure...
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Small Business IT Security Health Check
While small businesses continue to make the most of the opportunities the internet presents, they also need to pay close attention to its dangers. At Outhouse IT we know small businesses want clear answers and guidance when it comes to issues of IT security. They want the best infrastructure in place and they want their staff to be well-informed and prudent. This is why AVG has produced this...
Read MoreHow do I know if I have Windows XP / Office 2003?
How can I tell what version of Microsoft Windows am I using? All users who are using Microsoft Windows can find what version of Windows they’re using by following the below steps. Click Start Click Run or if you see “Start Search” field click in it. Type winver and press Enter. This will pull up a new About Windows window giving you the version of Microsoft Windows. The...
Read MoreTestimonial Letter – MSI Canada
TESTIMONIAL 2013 On a Friday afternoon prior to Thanksgiving weekend most businesses are watching the clock and the boss to see when they can leave early. This CANNOT BE SAID for Scott Kendall and Outhouse IT. Fortunately for my client, I spotted a desktop computer in a dismantled state on one of their desks when I visited them. Having been told they had an unresponsive computer I asked if I...
Read MoreAnatomy of a virus laden email
We received the email below today from sender we didn’t recognize. With a ZIP file attached. Knowing it was probably virus laden we deleted it immediately. You should be very cautious of similar emails especially with zip, pdf, doc, xls or pif attachments! From: WELLS FARGO [mailto:autokredit@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 9:13 AM To: Scott Kendall Subject: Wells...
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